Mountain West adds two more schools

San Jose St., Utah St. get conference back to 10

2:40 AM,
May 5, 2012

San Jose State ball carrier Brandon Rutley is brought down by a pair of CSU defenders during the Rams' 38-31 home loss to the Spartans on Oct. 1, 2011. San Jose State and Utah State will be joining the MW in July 2013.

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The Mountain West Conference, shaken up more than any other conference in the country by realignment the past few years, announced another membership change Friday by adding San Jose State and Utah State.

The move not only keeps the MW, of which CSU is a member, at 10 teams after Boise State and San Diego State leave next summer to play football in the Big East Conference, but also helps clarify what the Mountain West will look like in the future as it continues to discuss partnerships and possible affiliations with Conference USA.